Perspectives
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Ogun: Time to join hands with Governor Abiodun, By Femi Ogbonnikan
It’s the dawn of a New Year. A harbinger of a renewed hope for all and sundry! “By the circumstances of the recent past, the precarious socio-economic challenges of 2023 had been quite enormous. But not tough enough to make us lose our sense of direction. No matter how dark or thick the cloud may be, there is always a…
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For Aketi, greatness cannot outrun mortality, By Dare Babarinsa
Ultimately, we would always remember Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the son of an Anglican priest, as an Arakunrin, the sobriquet he adopted in his political odyssey. He was the Arakunrin, the loving brother, who decided to bear the burden of others. It was a tough assignment, he found out in the end. He fought his way through the thicket of politics and…
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El-Rufai’s shrouded movement, By Kola Amzat
It’s not contestable that the immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai is a dominant force in the northern politics. The diminutive, but obviously tall in strategic thinking and former Minister of FCT was in the forefront of Asiwaju Tinubu’s quest for the nation’s presidency. He was a resounding voice for the Tinubu presidency project in the entire…
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As Tinubu moves to rev up economic recovery with consumer credit, By Temitope Ajayi
As the new year 2024 begins with a positive outlook, Nigerians can look forward to a great and economically rewarding year as the Federal Government is set to launch a massive consumer credit system in the country. While seeking the mandate of Nigerians during the last electioneering season, President Bola Tinubu was big and loud on the catalytic effect of…
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Online publishing: Can you give this business what it takes this year? By Kunle Awosiyan
Nigeria’s Online Publishers have started again to publish similar news items and use the same formula to circulate it. “The WhatsApp Sharing”, X sharing and other social media platforms to optimise the SEO.” It is good, yet it raises questions of investment and creativity. May I say that only publishers who can give this online publishing what it takes will…
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The University of Lagos and its transformational impact, By Toyin Falola
The ideological foregrounding of the University of Lagos was heralded as a discerning response to the charted trajectories of the City of Lagos, Nigeria’s federal capital, the Lagos State, West Africa, and Africa. Tracing back through time, within which Lagos has grown, and the resounding projection of an encouraging future for the city, the University of Lagos (UNILAG) has accompanied…
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On the liborous Oshoma outburst on certain ministers collecting bribes to bring investment into the country, By Tope Fasua
Dr. Tope Fasua (SA on Economic Affairs to the President OFVP) writes: Paul Alaje has called to clarify his position that he doesn’t mean that the Tinubu govt is collecting bribes just for investments to come in. He said he meant some people may be demanding bribes and they don’t have to be govt officials. I advised him that his…
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Monday Lines: Akeredolu, death desires and 2024, By Lasisi Olagunju
The first day of the year is never a good day to write about death and dying. Rotimi Akeredolu spent the last three or four years hard-headed on the frontline. As planted in his name, Akeredolu, he was a small man who nurtured himself to bigness on life’s battlefield. He was not my friend. Apart from one media engagement where…
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FULL TEXT: President Tinubu’s New Year address to Nigerians
Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has just gone by. Though the past year was…
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The Great Buhaba: Toyin Falola at 71, By Professor Serges Kamga
Gathering in Dakar, Senegal, a notable group of scholars and activists decided to cumulate all the iconic names for which TF is known—Iwin, Anjonu, Yemoja, and Irunmole to just one, the Buhaba, an iconic elevation to “The Supreme of the Supreme.” Everything that TF touches turns to greatness. I affectionally call him “The Great One.” Happy birthday, Great One, our…
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